"He was starting to go in and out of consciousness from where he was under the influence, and so being on the railroad tracks, we had to stop the southbound train so that we did not have a conflict or have him or the horse injured," Officer Randy Burke said.

Cowart's dad finally pulled him off the horse, named Wiley Coyote, but Cowart then ran into the woods, police said. Police dogs were used to track him down.